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As nitrogen supply disruptions expose vulnerabilities, policymakers and farmers face mounting pressure to rethink inputs, incentives, and long-term sustainability strategies...

FEATURES Reduce to ProduceTwo rapid, systems-thinking ways to reduce your dependence on off-farm nitrogen inputsBY MELVIN FISHER AMF: Agriculture’s Missing...

Swiss cheesemakers kept hold of one of their production tools recently. On April 2, the Federal Administrative Court of Switzerland...

Charles Benbrook’s recent article (March 2026) is much appreciated. He has long and well advocated for more sensible ag pest control materials and...

Cacti Fungal Endophytes May Help Cacao Tolerate Drought Beans of the cacao plant, Theobroma cacao, are used in chocolates, pharmaceuticals and...

Turning on-farm plants into fermented inputs helps reduce chemical dependence while improving cranberry health and ecosystem balance I am fortunate...

Two rapid, systems-thinking ways to reduce your dependence on off-farm nitrogen inputs Nitrogen management is an important discussion and one...

As vineyard margins tighten, growers should rethink under-vine management, shifting from bare soil to biologically active systems Across much of...

Continual live plants are carbon inlets that feed the underground microbial world Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a...

We can’t afford to feed Americans with the status quo of subsidy-dependent agriculture It is a common myth that only...